Dec 16, 2025 | Press Releases
December 16, 2025
Oakland, CA — Today, Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dixon announced that a criminal grand jury has indicted three Alameda County deputy sheriffs for the in-custody death of Maurice Monk.
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office sought grand jury indictments for deputies Robinderpal Singh Hayer, Thomas Mower, and Donall Rowe. All three men were indicted and arraigned on charges of Dependent Elder Abuse, a violation of Penal Code section 368(b)(1) at the Rene C. Davidson courthouse. In addition, Robinderpal Singh Hayer was indicted and arraigned on an additional felony, Falsification of an Official Document, a violation of Government Code section 6200.
All three defendants remain out of custody, having posted bail set by the court.
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Nov 17, 2025 | Press Releases
DA URSULA JONES DICKSON ANNOUNCES MURDER CHARGES IN THE DEADLY SHOOTING OF COACH JOHN BEAM
Charges Include Gun Sentencing Enhancements
November 17, 2025
Oakland, CA — Today, District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson announced that the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has filed murder charges against Cedric Irving Jr. (27) for the November 13, 2025, shooting of Coach John Beam (66) on the Laney College Campus in Oakland.
“On behalf of the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, and my personal family, I wish to express our deepest condolences to Coach John Beam’s family. Coach Beam represents the best of Oakland. Just as Coach Beam’s love for community has been felt for decades, so will his loss,” said DA Jones Dickson.
Mr. Irving is charged with murder and the use of a firearm. If convicted as charged, he could serve a term in state prison of fifty years to life.
DA Jones Dickson also announced mandatory minimums for illegal possession of a firearm.
“There must be more accountability. We will be instituting mandatory minimum sentences for individuals who illegally possess guns. Our schools, students, and teachers need to thrive in a safe gun-free environment. I believe that this will be an important step in that direction to make Oakland and Alameda County safer,” DA Jones Dickson said.
The mandatory minimums, notwithstanding any other charges, are as follows:
Misdemeanor possession – 90 days county jail.
Felony possession – 180 days county jail.
Felon in possession of a firearm – 16 months state prison.
In addition, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office will seek further mandatory jail time for individuals who are found to be in possession of so-called “ghost guns.”
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Nov 12, 2025 | Press Releases
DA URSULA JONES DICKSON ANNOUNCES CHARGES IN HAYWARD HOMICIDE COLD CASE
Charges Include Gun Sentencing Enhancements
November 11, 2025
Oakland, CA — District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson announces that the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has filed murder charges against Anthony Fox (56) and Veronica Fonseca (54) for the June 17, 1993, shooting death of Mr. Zachary Jackson in his home in unincorporated Hayward.
The charges against both defendants include murder and first-degree residential burglary. Mr. Fox’s allegations include sentencing enhancements for using a gun and inflicting great bodily injury. Ms. Fonseca’s allegations include sentencing enhancements for being armed with a gun.
“This is really a story of collaboration with law enforcement. I am extremely grateful to Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez, the investigators at the Sheriff’s Office, the District Attorney’s Organized Crime Unit, and all of the agencies, in and out of the state, for their roles in bringing this cold case to a close”, said DA Jones Dickson. “We cannot forget that victims desire and require closure in cases. This is a case that took 32 years to resolve, but murder has no limit on when we can charge you.”
Arrangements are being made for Anthony Fox and Veronica Fonseca to be transported back to Alameda County, where they will be arraigned in court.
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Oct 28, 2025 | Press Releases
October 24, 2025
Oakland, CA — Today, District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson and the Alameda County Family Justice Center commemorated Domestic Violence Awareness Month by hosting the 23rd Annual Domestic Violence Day of Remembrance Ceremony and Resource Fair.
“Today we celebrate and remember the men, women, and children who lost their lives to acts of domestic violence,” said DA Jones Dickson. “It is in their names that we continue our work. We gathered as a community of survivors, service providers, elected officials, and law enforcement to demonstrate our resolve to make Alameda County a safe place for all to thrive and live a life free of domestic violence.”
The event was held at the county administration building in Oakland. The plaza was filled with family members, survivors, and community members coming together to honor those victims who were murdered and empower those who have survived the trauma resulting from intimate partner abuse. The ceremony included an opening prayer, a community blessing, testimony from survivors, the reading of names, and the sounding of bells for domestic violence murder victims. It concluded with the offering of roses.
The Day of Remembrance serves to recognize all of the agencies, County departments, commissions, community-based organizations, and individuals whose work is essential in the ongoing effort to eliminate domestic violence in Alameda County.
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Sep 23, 2025 | Press Releases
September 18, 2025
Oakland, CA — Today, District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson announced that the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has charged Ivan Salvador Ochoa Munguia (26) with multiple counts of attempted murder and using his motor vehicle as a deadly weapon on September 16, 2025, in Berkeley.
Mr. Ochoa Munguia is charged with three counts of willful, deliberate, and premeditated attempted murder, three counts of assault with a deadly weapon, and three counts of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in an injury other than himself. The defendant is further charged with two counts of unlawful driving or taking a vehicle, two counts of attempted unlawful driving or taking a vehicle, and one count of receiving stolen property—all felonies. These charges include sentencing enhancements for the use of a deadly weapon and for inflicting great bodily injury.
Ivan Salvador Ochoa Munguia was arraigned on September 18, 2025, and is scheduled for a plea hearing on October 1, 2025, in Department 112 of the Wiley Manuel Courthouse in Oakland.
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